Biomimetics: its practice and theory

By J. Vincent, O. Bogatyreva, N. Bogatyrev, A. Bowyer, A. Pahl. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 2006

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Biomimicry via Electrospinning (2012, background): “’ 4 The term ‘biomimetics’ introduced by Schmitt in 1969, 5 and originates from the Greek word biomimesis.”
Shape morphing solar shadings: A review (2016, background): “Although the field of biomimetics is relatively new, as it has been developed only in the last few decades, people have tried to find in nature source of inspiration for millennia [83].”
The state of the art in biomimetics (2012, background): “While there are already many excellent reviews of biomimetics (Bar-Cohen 2006b, Vincent et al 2006, Barthelat 2007, Teeri et al 2007, Pfeifer et al 2007, Fratzl 2007, Bhushan 2009, Bongard 2009, Helms et al 2009, Gebeshuber et al 2009, Johnson et al 2009, Wilson et al 2010, Nagel and Stone 2011,…”
A methodology for the generation of biomimetic design concepts (2015, neutral): “8 2010), G2 (Vincent et al. 2006), G3 (Vakili and Shu 2001), G4 (Goel, Rugaber, and Vattam 2009), and G5 (PBG 2011).”
Keratin: Structure, mechanical properties, occurrence in biological organisms, and efforts at bioinspiration (2016, neutral): “Indeed, humans have looked to nature for inspiration for more than 3000 years (since the Chinese first tried to make an artificial silk) [304].”
Electronic Noses and Tongues: Applications for the Food and Pharmaceutical Industries (2011, background): “There are several reviews on the subject of e-nose and e-tongue technology, including reviews on e-noses [11,12], biomimetic/biotechnology e-nose and/or e-tongue sensing systems [5,13-15], applications for e-noses and e-tongues [2,16], neural networks for e-noses [17], pattern recognition techniques”
Beautiful and Functional: A Review of Biomimetic Design in Additive Manufacturing (2019, background): “Incorporating biological inputs into engineering design is a topic of continued effort 27 and includes the development of biomimicry design databases [44,45].”
Biomimetics: lessons from nature–an overview (2009, background): “(a ) Industrial significance The word biomimetics is relatively new; however, our ancestors looked to nature for inspiration and development of various materials and devices many centuries ago (Ball 2002; Bar-Cohen 2006; Vincent et al. 2006; Anon.”
Biological materials: Functional adaptations and bioinspired designs (2012, background): “Other successful applications are: surfaces that are self-cleaning (Lotusan paint, based on the hydrophobic surface of a lotus leaf), anti-slip surfaces (dog paw), antireflective surfaces of solar panels (insect eye), fiber-reinforced composites (wood), deployable structures (flowers), adhesive tape”
On the mechanics of fishscale structures (2010, background): “However, in most cases, nature takes a different route to solving the same engineering problems (Vincent et al., 2006), and does so by adopting highly efficient solutions (Gibson et al.”